| A | B |
|---|
| the year the first Spanish explorer landed on the mainland of the New World | 1519 |
| Coronado | the Spaniard who traveled the interior of what is now known as Mexico, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma |
| Cabeza de Vaca | explored south Texas and into Mexico |
| Estevanico | the Moor slave who traveled with Cabeza de Vaca and was later killed by the Zuni Indians |
| the Turk | Zuni Indiad that lied to Coronado who later killed him |
| Seven Cities of Gold | mythical cities which turned out to be pueblo villages |
| Aztecs | Advanced civilization ruled by Montezuma and was destroyed by Cortes |
| de Soto | Spaniard who found the mouth of the Mississippi River |
